Our Paradise Philippines

During summer, the most anticipated period among Manila urban dwellers is the Lenten Season. It’s a good four non-working days event, so it’s the perfect time to catch up with family members, bond with the family and simply relax, reflect, and enjoy.
It’s a few good weeks before Holy Week, so better start planning your Lenten [...]

I first visited Crescent Moon Cafe ten years ago during a planning session of our alumni association. I wouldn’t forget the Cafe’s signature appetizer which is a mixture of various Filipino spices such as grated peanut with sweet sauce, diced onions, ginger, fried shrimplets, Filipino green sili, diced Kamias, shredded coconut, all wrapped in alagao [...]

A visit to Callospa and Resort in Antipolo could probably be the best treat you could ever give to your self. Callospa is a unique garden spa nestled deep into the heart a small community in Antipolo. Inside this simulated rainforest resort are relaxing facilities and services that you would make clamor for more and [...]

Golden Sunset Resort, located in Calatagan Batangas, is great a place where you can enjoy a respite from the hustle and bustle of the city life. It’s the perfect getaway for Manila dwellers as it only takes a 3-hour drive from Manila to get there. The road to Calatagan is not that bumpy compared to [...]

February is going to be a pretty busy month for Paradise Philippines. There are several events both within Metro Manila and outside as well. Aside from February being the start of the Chinese New Year, there are also other special events that would happen this coming February in Paradise Philippines. Here are five of them.
Panagbenga [...]

Balai Laiya is a small resort located in the sleepy town of Laiya in San Juan Batangas. For a cheap P2,150/head (inclusive of 4 meals), you can enjoy a relaxing weekend away from the hustle and bustle of the madding city life. Now is the best time to spend your weekends on the beach [...]

Someday, I’m going to visit this beautiful paradise Philippines’ top destination aside from the top 5 places that I plan to visit in 2008.
*Photos courtesy of  VST who was lucky enough to have visited Davao in December 2007.

January is not only the start of a brand new year, but it is also the official start of the Festival season in the Philippines. And what a way to kick off the new year but to visit at least one of the following top 5 January festivals, all happening the beautiful island of the [...]

Paradise Ranch is a 50-hectare joint eco-tourism project of the Philippine Children’s Fund of America and Sitio Moncayo in Bario Secovia, Pampanga. It is a 15-minutes dirt-road drive from Nayon Filipino sa Clark. Located just after the Secovia Bridge, Paradise Ranch offers the ultimate communing with nature experience. Unlike the Paradizoo Farm Ranch in Tagaytay, [...]

In a couple of days, the new year will usher in. And now is the best time to plan ahead and identify the different places you would want to visit in the coming 2008. Here are the top 5 places that I’m planning to visit in 2008: